Project Assistant

Annual Salary: $83,616.00 - $100,734.40

Project Assistant positions prepare, review and evaluate cost estimates, drawings, designs and specifications; utilize advanced computer-aided design and drafting software (CADD); supervise and review the work of drafting staff; provide computer-aided design support to staff; manage project schedules; manage consultant contracts and make community presentations; assist in the coordination of design, construction, operation and inspection of City projects; coordinate the acquisition of permits and regulatory approvals for the City's construction projects; act as technical liaison with various regulators; track compliance requirements for facility construction and operational permits; review the issuance of discretionary permits on public facilities; develop facilities financing plans for public facilities; meet with citizen groups, City officials, other agencies, contractors and professional experts; prepare and review documents, plans and blueprints, specifications and contract awards; perform on-site inspections; prepare, create and/or modify project alignments or maps in a Geographic Information System (GIS) application; and perform other duties as assigned.

Notes:

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases: 2% effective 1/1/25 5% effective 7/1/25
• In addition to the scheduled general wage increases, the following special salary wage increase is also scheduled to take effect for Project Assistant: 5% effective 1/1/25 5% effective 1/1/26
• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Project Assistant positions may require site inspections of facilities in the field around sewage, mud, sludge, high places, roofs, crawl spaces or undeveloped sites with uneven terrain.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EXPERIENCE: Two years of full-time professional-level commercial, industrial, governmental, park construction, or large-scale residential construction project management experience. Qualifying experience must include one of the following:

• Preparing and reviewing contract documents.
• Planning, coordinating, estimating, and scheduling construction projects.
• Designing or inspecting construction projects.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: In addition to the experience requirement above, you must meet ONE of the following options:

1. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed units = 120 semester/180 quarter).
2. Engineer-In-Training (E.I.T.) Certificate issued by a state licensing board.
3. Four ADDITIONAL years of full-time professional-level or subprofessional-level engineering or drafting experience, typically under the direction of a professional engineer, architect or land surveyor. Qualifying professional-level or subprofessional-level engineering or drafting experience must be in at least ONE of the following areas:

• Preparation of construction plans and specifications.
• Reviewing engineering plans and drawings or inspecting construction sites or facilities to verify conditions as represented in construction or final plans and maps.
• Making precise distance and elevation measurements and keeping field notes.
• Collecting, interpreting and analyzing engineering data.
• Researching existing pipelines as-builts, right-of-ways and easements.
• Preparing engineering documents utilizing GIS and/or CADD software.

LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver License is required at the time of hire.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE:

• Experience utilizing advanced computer-aided design and drafting software (CADD).
• Experience drafting, reporting and supporting a Geographic Information System.
• Experience with American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) project compliance.

Please visit our City of San Diego website for official details and additional information.